Category: tips and tricks

Me and my husband don’t really go out that often. He works Friday and Saturday nights so we have never really gone out to pubs or clubs at the weekend. We do always go out for a meal together every year on our anniversary and my mum will babysit my 3 kids. For new Years Eve we stay at home …

At this time a year lot’s of people are on the roads. They are either going to shopping centres to get all their Christmas present or on long car journey’s to visit family and loved ones. Travelling with kids can be stressful at this time of year, with the amount of people on the roads and even the weather causing …

What to look out for when buying second-hand furniture online Buying second-hand furniture is kinder to your pocket than buying new and not to mention kinder to the environment. They also come with a lot of character and sense of story and brighten up any room. Here are a few simple tips to get you started on your …

Planning events? You might want to look at using a photo booth. Here are a few situations (parties, weddings and corporate events) where I have found them to be of spectacular use. Image by Your Secret Admiral via Flickr Planning events can be fun or a pain in the neck, and the same can be said for attending them. I’ve …

A Dozen Tips for Cake Delivery A list of tips for delivering cake, including transport details and having items ready for cake repair jobs. Image by California Bakery via Flickr Cakes can be tricky things to deliver. There are more delicate cargoes out there, but not that many that could potentially turn into a sticky mess if you hit a bump …

The complexities of moving home are increased ten-fold when moving abroad, so you will need to do lots of planning and preparation. Image by Sam Levy via Flickr Moving home can be a very chaotic and stressful time, which is compounded even more when you move abroad. There are so many different things that you need to research and prepare …

Splash is the new product from Revive a Phone and also seen on Dragon’s Den. The spray makes your phone water resistant and it’s 1000 time thinner then a human hair. It is really easy to apply just spray the back of your phone and around the sided covering all the holes. Leave to dry for 5 minutes …

What goes through your mind every time you walk into your bedroom? I hope you feel blessed to sleep there, but the majority of us don’t have a very stylish room. We have things lying around everywhere and some of the stuff we’ve picked up along the way looks cheap and tacky. It doesn’t take much to turn your room …

Most jewelers want their customers to be as unknowledgeable as possible when it comes to choosing diamonds. The less you know, the more they can sell you. We are convinced that is just not the right way to operate. The more informed a person is in the art of choosing diamonds for rings, pendants, bracelets, or other article of jewelry, …

Ok, you may think I’m mad thinking about Christmas 2014 when the last Christmas was only 2 weeks ago. But I’ve not gone crackers. In fact now is the best time to be thinking about it. The first thing I do is pick my colour theme for next year then I hit the shops just after Christmas and buy all …

source Helpful Tips for Teaching Your Child on How to Make Friends Some kids are just naturally shy or more withdrawn, and although some hesitance to interact with other children they don’t know is normal, encouraging them to socialize from an early age will help them to develop their emotional, interpersonal and conversational skills. Whether your child is just going …

I have seen quite a few lost sock signs around blogland and pinterest and I’ve been wanting to make my own for months now but still haven’t got around to doing it. With our missing odd sock pile growing it was time to make something temporarily until I do manage to get around to making a proper missing sock rack So I …

There are quite a few ways to peel garlic. Take this nifty gadget where you roll the garlic cloves out of their paper like wrappers But why waste money on these gadgets when you don’t really need them.Try doing what I do. Simply cut off both ends of the garlic clove and the paper thing will just slide off! Easy …

Don’t you just hate it when your cooking and you have to chop up onions or garlic?! Not because it can be tricky sometimes or there’s a risk of slicing your fingers off, but because of the smell it leaves on your hands!!! Normal soap or hand wash helps, but doesn’t get rid of it completely. I found this Magic stainless steel soap …